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An impulse radio communications system

Withington et al., 1993

Document ID
3325749962881888056
Author
Withington P
Fullerton L
Publication year
Publication venue
Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics

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Overview Pulson Communications has built a prototype impulse radio. The transmitter has an average power of 450 microwatts as measured out of the antenna. This prototype, transmitting high qualiity audio, was tested to ranges in excess of 7 kilometers. The potential …
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